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Dota 2 Update - March 5th, 2020

In this update we are introducing a new system for gathering data on the type of changes that are harder to evaluate or predict without very large number of games, such as gold bounty formula changes. We expect the number of times that we actually do this during the year to be very low, however when we do it it'll be during weekdays only at the lowest point of user activity, betwee...

March 5, 2020, 6:57 PM

Have you played CS:GO Danger Zone?

Have You Played? is an endless stream of game retrospectives. One a day, every day, perhaps for all time. It’s been over a year, and I still have yet to find an idea in any game that comes close to matching the brilliance of the interlocking hex-tablet-drone system in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive‘s battle royale mode, Danger Zone. It belongs to the extremely select ...

March 5, 2020, 2:30 AM

Grand Finale

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/3381077/e5bb0764ed58f4f5c22033ce46eb4e23f5473b00.png We're in the final weeks of Operation Shattered Web, and players have until March 30th to play missions, earn progress, and redeem Operation rewards. Today the final mission card goes live which means we'll start issuing Diamond Operation Coins to users who have completed 100 missions. This week's card, "It's T...

March 3, 2020, 4:43 PM

Dota 2 Update - March 2nd, 2020

- The rarity of “Very Rare” treasure items has changed to be closer to the halfway point between “Rare” and “Ultra Rare” items.

March 2, 2020, 3:50 PM

This weekend's ESL Pro Tour event has no arena audience after health authorities revoked the license

This weekend, the ESL Pro Tour Masters Championship stops at Poland’s Spodek arena for three days of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and StarCraft II matches in the Intel Extreme Masters Katowice 2020. The arena can hold 11,500 spectators but while IEM Katowice sold out, it has no crowd. Last night, barely 15 hours before the event started, Polish authorities revoked its m...

February 28, 2020, 7:48 AM

Dota 2 Update - February 26th, 2020

- Fixed a bug with combining Bloodstone or Rapier when some components were in your backpack. - Fixed the interaction of backdoor protection and Lone Druid's Bear and Brewmaster's Primal Split. - When selling stacked wards both sentry and observer wards now restock correctly. - Fixed a bug where a gem stolen from the enemy team would credit the wrong player with bounty for wards ki...

February 26, 2020, 8:05 PM

Patch Notes

Today’s update includes a revamped buy menu, a simple way to customize (and share) your crosshair, and an all new way to personalize your favorite agents! Introducing Patches {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/3381077/06b5ace2edb28884c4f0e891b6319ca78ec9e3bb.jpg Looking for a way to personalize your agent? Patches featuring a variety of classic designs can now be applied to specific locations on e...

February 24, 2020, 7:19 PM

Particle Mayhem Winners

After a one hundred day event, 142 submissions, and a judging process that took the help of other scientists to keep the particles at bay, the Particle Mayhem group is ready to announce their winners! The organizers want to thank everyone who created particles and contributed to the event! The event would not have been possible without your creative minds! They also want to thank...

February 22, 2020, 7:20 PM